Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t at the Palais last night. The jury wasn’t required. Here he is today around town. And pictures of him from opening night on Wednesday looking very smooth in that tux.
While Jake had no official engagements to attend on Thursday, he was part of the Weinstein annual Cannes presentation – not necessarily in person but in performance. Full Story

Ambra Battilan is a model who has gone to police in New York alleging that Harvey Weinstein groped her. They met at an event on Thursday. She claims that Weinstein told her to come see him on Friday at 6pm at his office for an “audition”. During the “audition”, she alleges that Weinstein asked her if her breasts were real, then tried to touch them, then allegedly tried to shove his hand up her skirt. Full Story

Like I said earlier, this is the most UNboring Princess Catherine’s been in a long, long time on this trip to New York. Today, after her visit to the 9/11 memorial (click here for a refresher), she attended the Creativity is GREAT reception with a lot of celebrities and fashion people. Full Story

Keira Knightley went full angel at the Hollywood Film Awards in an exquisite Giambattista Valli dress. That applique around the neck and down one arm is pure gorgessity and, God, I love the sleeves. Not even those sh-tty shoes could take away from it.
So they gave her the Best Supporting Actress Award. Full Story

Katie Holmes dropped a shoulder last night in New York at the Life Is Amazing premiere presented by The Weinstein Company. Her new movie The Giver is also a Weinstein property. And, you’ll recall, a couple of weeks ago she showed up at that surfer partyFull Story

Katie Holmes attended a party in New York last night for the World Surf League. Random, right? Well… no. Harvey Weinstein was hosting. And he produced The Giver. Everybody has to be nice to Harvey. Now here’s a question: Harvey Weinstein or Scientology? Ha.
This is a great white dress. Full Story

Do you feel like Johnny Depp is in your face a LOT these days? A lot more than he ever used to be? We’d go months not seeing him before. A long, long time. JD knew how to go underground. Like Tom Cruise, like Brange, he has the resources, he had the inclination. Then.
Now?
Now it’s almost weekly. Full Story

If you haven’t grasped it by now, Harvey Weinstein is a very difficult figure in film. There is no denying his impact on the US movie industry, especially as a promoter of specialty and indie films, and his role as one of the central figures in the politicization of the Academy Awards. But he’s also got a reputation among filmmakers—has had for years—as a cut-happy editor who will gleefully slice your movie to ribbons in order to make it more marketable. Full Story

Here’s Jennifer Lawrence at the GLAAD Media Awards this weekend where she presented to President Bill Clinton with Harvey Weinstein. It was her first official appearance since winning Best Actress in February. As you can see, she has new hair. I don’t love this hair. (Or the dress, for that matter. Full Story

Deadline confirmed yesterday that The Weinstein Company has acquired distribution rights for Grace Of Monaco starring Nicole Kidman. So, you know what that means: he’ll be pushing Granny Freeze for an Oscar campaign next year. (By the way, the Oscars will be held back to March 2, 2014 to accommodate the Olympics. Full Story

I don’t know much about Lana Del Rey except that she had a poor showing on SNL and is very divisive: pop phenom or fraud? Some fans felt duped that edgy Lana Del Rey is actually rich girl Lizzy Grant, but some argue she’s an artist and has creative license to change her name/style of music/image. Full Story

In chess there is an old gambit known as the Bishop’s Opening. The general rule of thumb in chess is “knights over bishops”, which is what makes the Bishop’s Opening so effective. Players are trained to establish their knights first and develop from there, but the Bishop’s Opening establishes the bishop, which is terribly distracting. Full Story

Both My Week With Marilyn and The Iron Lady are Weinstein pictures. Both Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams are considered locks for a Best Actress Oscar nomination. And so, corny corny, you could say that Harvey Weinstein has a Sophie’s Choice of his own. (Several months ago I overheard a junior publicist at a junket ask What’s Sophie’s Choice? She could recite every Bachelor from every season. Full Story

Interesting lead item that appeared in Page Six today - there's to be an Obama fundraiser in New York next week at Harvey Weinstein's. For the privilege of sharing an intimate discussion with the President, celebrity guests are paying over $71,000 a couple. Full Story